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Several NBA players, including the Lakers' LeBron James, tweeted out messages demanding change and the Boston Celtics' official Twitter account did the same. ''It's sad you have to make threats like that - I wouldn't say threats - but you have to be willing to sacrifice corporate money for people to realize there's a big problem out there. The 124 points Orlando scored in Game 1 of the 1995 first round against Boston is the team postseason record. And all you do is keep hearing about fear.
''We weren't given advanced notice about the decision but we are happy to stand in solidarity with Milwaukee, Jacob, and the entire NBA community,'' Orlando guard Michael Carter-Williams said.
Then on May 25, Floyd died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into the Black man's neck for nearly eight minutes - all captured on a cell phone video.Bucks guard George Hill said after Blake's shooting that he felt players shouldn't have come to Disney.
''Today we stand united with the NBA Office, the National Basketball Players Association, the Demanding societal change and ending racial injustice has been a major part of the NBA's restart at Walt Disney World. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 20 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks rode a fast start to beat the Orlando Magic 111-96 on Thursday and tie the Eastern Conference first-round series at a game apiece.
''Change is coming.
And it's just, it's really so sad.
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Augustin assists)Nikola Vucevic makes 21-foot jumper (D.J. The phrase ''Black Lives Matter'' is painted on the arena courts, players are wearing messages urging change on their jerseys and coaches are donning pins demanding racial justice as well.Many players wrestled for weeks about whether it was even right to play, fearing that a return to games would take attention off the deaths of, among others, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in recent months.Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot when police officers burst into her Louisville, Kentucky apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation in March. AP
''Some things are bigger than basketball,'' Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry tweeted.
Get real-time NBA basketball coverage and scores as Orlando Magic takes on Milwaukee Bucks. ''We're the ones getting killed,'' Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who is Black, said in an emotional postgame speech Tuesday night. ''We're the ones getting shot.
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